Duteronomi
17:1 Awuyikuhlabela uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho nkomo noma imvu.
okunesici noma yikuphi okubi, ngokuba lokho kuyisinengiso
kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakho.
17:2 Uma kutholakala phakathi kwenu, phakathi kwamasango akho uJehova wakho
UNkulunkulu uyakunika owesilisa noma owesifazane owenze okubi emehlweni
kaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ngokweqa isivumelwano sakhe,
17:3 Futhi uye wakhonza abanye onkulunkulu, futhi wakhuleka kubo, noma the
ilanga, noma inyanga, nanoma iyiphi ibutho lasezulwini, engingazange ngiyale ngakho;
17:4 Futhi wena watshelwa, futhi nawe uzwile ngakho, futhi wabuza ngokucophelela.
futhi bheka, kuyiqiniso, into eqinisekile, ukuthi isinengiso esinjalo sinjalo
okwenziwa kwa-Israyeli:
17:5 Khona-ke uzokhipha lowo muntu noma lowo wesifazane, abaye benza
leyo nto embi, emasangweni akho, leyo ndoda noma lowo wesifazane, futhi
ubakhanda ngamatshe baze bafe.
17:6 Ngomlomo wofakazi ababili noma ofakazi abathathu, lowo okhona
ofanele ukufa makabulawe; kodwa ngomlomo wofakazi oyedwa
kayikubulawa.
17:7 Izandla zofakazi ziyakuba phezu kwakhe kuqala ukumbulala.
ngasemuva izandla zabo bonke abantu. Ngakho uyakubeka ububi
kude phakathi kwenu.
17:8 Uma kukhona udaba okunzima kakhulu kuwe ekwahluleleni, phakathi kwegazi kanye
igazi, phakathi kokunxusa nokunxusa, naphakathi unhlangothi kanye unhlangothi, ukuba
khona-ke uyakusukuma, ulande
khuphuka uye endaweni uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ayakuyikhetha;
17:9 Futhi uzofika kubapristi amaLevi, futhi umahluleli
okuyakuba khona ngalezo zinsuku, nibuze; bayakukukhombisa
isigwebo sokwahlulela:
17:10 Futhi kumelwe wenze ngokuvumelana nesigwebo, okuyinto labo kuleyo ndawo
uJehova ayakuyikhetha uyakukukhombisa; futhi uqaphele
wenze njengakho konke abakutshela khona;
17:11 Ngokwesahlulelo somthetho abazokufundisa, futhi
njengokwesahlulelo abayakukutshela sona, uyakwenza;
ungachezuki ekwahlulelweni abayakukutshela kona
isandla sokunene, noma ngakwesokhohlo.
17:12 Futhi umuntu owenza ngokugabadela, futhi ngeke ukulalela izwi
umpristi omi ukuba akhonze lapho phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, noma
umahluleli, lowo muntu uyakufa, wena-ke ukhiphe ububi
kwa-Israyeli.
17:13 Futhi bonke abantu bayokuzwa, futhi besabe, futhi ngeke besaba ngokugabadela.
17:14 Lapho usufikile ezweni uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akunika lona, futhi
uyakulidla, uhlale kulo, uthi: 'Ngiyakubeka.'
inkosi phezu kwami njengazo zonke izizwe ezingihaqileyo;
17:15 Kumelwe nakanjani umbeke inkosi phezu kwakho, lowo uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho
uyakukhetha, omunye kubafowenu umbeke inkosi phezu kwakho;
awuyikubeka phezu kwakho umfokazi ongesiye umfowenu.
17:16 Kodwa ngeke andise amahhashi kuye, futhi ngeke abangele abantu
abuyele eGibithe, ukuze andise amahhashi;
uJehova ushilo kini, wathi: 'Anisayikubuyela kulokho.'
indlela.
17:17 Futhi akayikuzandisela abafazi kuye, ukuze inhliziyo yakhe ingaphenduki
kude: futhi akayikuzandisela kakhulu isiliva negolide.
17:18 Kuyothi lapho ehlala esihlalweni sobukhosi sombuso wakhe
uyakumlobela ikhophi yalo mthetho encwadini ethatha kweyangaphambili
abapristi bamaLevi;
17:19 Futhi kuyoba naye, futhi uyofunda kuyo zonke izinsuku zakhe
ukuphila: ukuze afunde ukumesaba uJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe, agcine onke amazwi
ngalo mthetho nalezi zimiso, ukuze uzenze;
17:20 Ukuze inhliziyo yakhe ingaziphakamisi phezu kwabafowabo, futhi angaphenduki
ngaphandle komyalo, ngakwesokunene, noma ngakwesokhohlo: kuya
ukuze andise izinsuku zakhe embusweni wakhe, yena nabantwana bakhe,
phakathi kuka-Israyeli.